chemical
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Potential applications include chemical catalysts, sensors, and optoelectronic devices that use interactions between light and electricity.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
The U.K. chemical company reported organic sales growth of 6.6%, ahead of JPM’s estimate of 5.9%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Known as 5-oxoETE, or 5-oxo-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid, this fatty signaling molecule acts as a chemical alert when the body needs to respond to a threat.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
"These immune cells unleash chemical warfare against a pathogen, and organisms have evolved an elegant way of protecting healthy cells at the same time."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Silver nitrate burned hot and fast, and even now her eyes itched furiously, and she could taste a chemical soot on her tongue.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
A new settlement over forever chemicals is bringing more certainty that the manufacturer’s litigation nightmares are over.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
The agreement is the latest in a string of settlements related to the chemicals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Pesticides are of particular interest because some chemicals used to kill insects or other agricultural pests can also interfere with biological processes in the nervous system.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
Subsequent independent testing by Gallos Brook Environmental Group found elevated levels of the chemicals in more than a dozen streams that flow from beneath the base.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The town was contaminated with toxic amounts of metal and chemicals in the soil, but all the people were safe.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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